Benter Benter, Somerset
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (BA3), about 370 m long. USRN 25006374.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Frome, about 13.5 km away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 196 to 220 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oakhill Surgery, about 2.5 km away.
- People: About 130 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2024 | BENTER COACH HOUSE BA3 4SZ | Other | £980,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (2); House, end-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (6). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (5); owner-occupied (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,561 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,707 | £1,992 | £2,276 | £2,561 | £3,130 | £3,699 | £4,268 | £5,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (24% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BENTER HOUSE, grade II
- LODGE AND GATEWAY TO BENTER HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 14 October 2026 to 20 October 2026: BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 14 October 2026 to 20 October 2026: BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 196 m and 220 m above sea level (215 m on average); the ground rises about 24 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA3 4SZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA3 4UZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Frome 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km |
| Bruton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Nettlebridge House | 610 m |
| Car parks | HF Veale & Sons Ltd. - Depot Parking | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 21.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oakhill Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Coleford Pharmacy | 3.7 km |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Centre | 5.1 km |
| Hospital | Paulton Hospital | 6.5 km |
| Police station | Radstock Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 6.3 km |
| Cash machines | Radstock Co-op - Coleford Cashzone | 3.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 3,720 m² | 2.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.3 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,820 m² | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross, a scheduled monument, 420 m south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross | Scheduled monument | 420 m south-west |
| Medieval and post-medieval coal mining remains in Harridge Wood and Edford Wood South | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker's Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| College Wood | Wood | 420 m north-west |
| Cockles Wood | Wood | 670 m south-west |
| Eastwood Coppice | Wood | 730 m north-west |
| Moon's Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km west |
| Blacker's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
| Loocombe Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 10 |
6 of the street's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2.0 km.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (avon-and-somerset).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
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What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.